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		<title>5 Google Services You Should be Using With Your Website</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
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1. Google Analytics &#8211; See where your visitors are coming from, what they click on, how long they stay.
2. Google AdWords &#8211; Send targeted traffic to your site for pennies a click. When teamed up with Google Analytics, you can effectively track how much return you&#8217;re getting for those clicks.
3. Google Website Optimizer &#8211; Conduct [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for Making Your WordPress Site More Secure</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:38:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WordPress is a great CMS that&#8217;s not only good for running blogs, but small websites as well. Because it&#8217;s so popular, it&#8217;s become a favourite target for hackers. If you&#8217;re running WordPress, you&#8217;ll want to keep it secure. Here are a few tips to keep you out of harm&#8217;s way

Tips
Make sure you&#8217;re running the latest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why You Should Use a Email Newsletter Service Instead of Outlook For Your Email Newsletter</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We recommend all our clients have a regular newsletter. There are many benefits to doing this (read more about that here). Often the first question that comes up is why pay extra for a service when I can do this for free with Outlook?
First an overview. There are email newsletters services and there are desktop [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Estimates: Comparing Apples to Apples</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:07:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We don&#8217;t get every job we bid on, but generally speaking we&#8217;re fairly successful at securing projects. When we lose a bid it hurts, but that&#8217;s life. Losing for us usually comes down to one of the following factors.

We couldn&#8217;t do the project in the timeline required
Our past work wasn&#8217;t suited to this type of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 Website &quot;Faux Pas&quot;</title>
		<link>http://designspike.ca/2009/10/7-website-faux-pas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. Designed by &#8230;. at the Bottom of Your Site
Your website is a marketing tool for your business. It should be optimized for building your brand and promoting your business. This link (often added without permission), is essentially free advertising directing people to another site. Would you tolerate someone hi-jacking your business cards or logo [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why You Don&#039;t Want a Flash Only Website</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve seen the sites. They start with loader and launch you into a complete sensory experience. Immersive sounds, fancy effects, dazzling animation. You think to yourself, &#8220;I wish I had a site like that!&#8221;. I&#8217;m gonna tell you why you don&#8217;t.

The WOW Factor
For most people the main reason to go with a Flash website is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>6 Super Reasons Your Business Needs a Blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you probably already know, your business website is one of the most important tools in your marketing toolbox. What many don&#8217;t realize is a blog can be that fuel that takes your website to the next level. Here are a few important reasons you need to have a blog.

Shows That Your An Expert
Writing about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Things You Can Do Today to Make Your Website More Effective</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Add an Email Newsletter
Email newsletters continue to be one of the best, most effective tools you have in your marketing toolbox. Email newsletters help you maintain a relationship with your prospects and customers. It&#8217;s a push technology, so you don&#8217;t have to hope people come to your website to get your message, you can send [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 Reasons You Shouldn&#039;t Use a Website Template for Your Business Website</title>
		<link>http://designspike.ca/2009/09/7-reasons-you-shouldnt-use-a-website-template-for-your-business-website/</link>
		<comments>http://designspike.ca/2009/09/7-reasons-you-shouldnt-use-a-website-template-for-your-business-website/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:34:07 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Effectiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Picking a Vendor]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://designspike.ca/?p=184</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Website templates can sometimes seem like a quick and cheap way to get your business online, but there are definite drawbacks. Here are some things you should be aware of if considering a template for your website.

Quality?
Website templates can sometimes be poorly implemented. Website template creators will often crank out as many designs as possible [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Budget for a Website</title>
		<link>http://designspike.ca/2009/09/how-to-budget-for-a-website/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
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You know you need a website. Maybe you&#8217;ve done some shopping around. How do you know what&#8217;s good value? When are you overpaying? Website pricing is a bit of a black art, but maybe we can demystify it a bit for you here.

When it comes down to it, the formula most companies use to determine [...]]]></description>
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